Title
Resolution Supporting the Nomination of Proximity Print Works to the National Register of Historic Places
Body
Department: Planning
Council District: District #2
Public Hearing: No.
Contact 1 and Phone: Hanna Cockburn, 574-3576
Contact 2 and Phone: Mike Cowhig, 373-2755
PURPOSE:
Consider resolution recommending the nomination for Proximity Print Works Mill located at 1700 Fairview Street to the National Register of Historic Places.
BACKGROUND:
The State Historic Preservation Office requests the City to review the nomination of properties to the National Register of Historic Places within the City limits. A property listed on the National Register makes the property owner a candidate for federal and state tax credits for rehabilitation, but does not restrict the private property owner's use of private funds to maintain or alter their property. The North Carolina National Register Advisory Committee will consider the nomination of the Proximity Print Works Mill on October 2, 2014.
The Proximity Print Works Mill is a mostly intact textile mill from the first half of the twentieth century. The floor plans, foot print, and construction epitomize the form of industrial textile buildings constructed in the Piedmont region of North Carolina in this period. The mill meets National Register Criteria because of the significance of the mill in the diversification and evolution of the textile industry in Greensboro. The mill was the first of its kind in the South. The period of significance begins in 1913 and continues through 1964. According to the nomination: "The mill was the first textile printer in the South and proved that southern mills could complete the more sophisticated tasks of printing clothÂ…Textile mills in Greensboro are significant reflections of the growth of the city and its essential industrial economy." Images of the mill can be found on page 26 of the attached nomination.
On August 27, 2014 the Greensboro Historic Preservation Commission recommended support of the nomination. A request for public comment has been advertise on the city website and in local media outlets.
BUDGET IMPACT:
None.
RECOMMENDATION / ACTION REQUESTED:
Staff requests Council adoption of a resolution recommending this nomination. Based on staff review, the nomination meets the criteria for listing in the National Register of Historic Places.